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Born and raised in Farmington Hills, Michigan, Keith Famie currently makes his home in
West Bloomfield, Michigan. While still attending high school, he began working in restaurant
kitchens and after graduation, traveled the world working in hotels located in such exotic
locales as Brussels, Monte Carlo and New York.
In 1988 Famie opened his own restaurant, Les Auteurs an American Bistro, and in the same
year was recognized in Food & Wine as one of the "10 Best New Chefs" and Les Auteurs
was featured in Esquire Magazine's "Best New Restaurants of 1988." During 1993, Famie
began appearing in cooking segments called "Famie's Adventures in Cooking" for local Detroit
television stations. The popular segments ultimately led to several half-hour specials airing in
Detroit. In 1996 Famie opened Forte and was selected yet again in Esquire's yearly "Best
New Restaurants" — this time in 1997. Last year, he produced and hosted his first
one-hour prime time Emmy-nominated special, From Hanoi to China Beach a Taste of the
Exotic, a documentary that was based on a journey through Vietnam with three Vietnam
veterans on bicycles. Before it aired in Detroit, the special previewed at the local Fox Theater.
This spring his cookbook, Famie's Adventures in Cooking, will be published by Sleeping Bear
Press.
Famie is a divorced father of two children, Josh and Alicia, and describes himself as creative,
adventurous, and passionate about living life to its fullest. In addition to spending time with his
kids, Famie enjoys biking, weight lifting, scuba diving, dirt bike riding, wall climbing, herb
gardening, touring unusual markets, collecting art, tennis and hiking in the mountains.
Famie was recently voted President of the Rainbow Connection after a two-year stint as Vice
President. The Rainbow Connection is a non-profit organization that helps grant wishes for
children with life threatening illnesses in Michigan. In addition, he is in the process of
developing a new foundation, IKAN or International Kid's Alliance Network, a special
internet-based program for children to be able to develop pen pals and participate in live chat
sessions with each other. To date, he has orchestrated two such chat sessions, one from
Sydney, Australia and the other from Guadalajara, Mexico.
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All Photos and Information Courtesy CBS.
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